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@@ -119,6 +119,35 @@ The following table lists available parameters for jobs:
NOTE: **Note:**
Parameters `types` and `type` are [deprecated](#deprecated-parameters).
+## Setting default parameters
+
+Some parameters can be set globally as the default for all jobs using the
+`default:` keyword. Default parameters can then be overridden by job-specific
+configuration.
+
+The following job parameters can be defined inside a `default:` block:
+
+- [`image`](#image)
+- [`services`](#services)
+- [`before_script`](#before_script-and-after_script)
+- [`after_script`](#before_script-and-after_script)
+- [`cache`](#cache)
+
+In the following example, the `ruby:2.5` image is set as the default for all
+jobs except the `rspec 2.6` job, which uses the `ruby:2.6` image:
+
+```yaml
+default:
+ image: ruby:2.5
+
+rspec:
+ script: bundle exec rspec
+
+rspec 2.6:
+ image: ruby:2.6
+ script: bundle exec rspec
+```
+
## Parameter details
The following are detailed explanations for parameters used to configure CI/CD pipelines.
@@ -239,8 +268,9 @@ It's possible to overwrite the globally defined `before_script` and `after_scrip
if you set it per-job:
```yaml
-before_script:
- - global before script
+default:
+ before_script:
+ - global before script
job:
before_script:
@@ -2550,18 +2580,39 @@ You can set it globally or per-job in the [`variables`](#variables) section.
The following parameters are deprecated.
-### `types`
+### Globally-defined `types`
CAUTION: **Deprecated:**
`types` is deprecated, and could be removed in a future release.
Use [`stages`](#stages) instead.
-### `type`
+### Job-defined `type`
CAUTION: **Deprecated:**
`type` is deprecated, and could be removed in one of the future releases.
Use [`stage`](#stage) instead.
+### Globally-defined `image`, `services`, `cache`, `before_script`, `after_script`
+
+Defining `image`, `services`, `cache`, `before_script`, and
+`after_script` globally is deprecated. Support could be removed
+from a future release.
+
+Use [`default:`](#setting-default-parameters) instead. For example:
+
+```yaml
+default:
+ image: ruby:2.5
+ services:
+ - docker:dind
+ cache:
+ paths: [vendor/]
+ before_script:
+ - bundle install --path vendor/
+ after_script:
+ - rm -rf tmp/
+```
+
## Custom build directories
> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-runner/merge_requests/1267) in Gitlab Runner 11.10